§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many death certificates showed hypothermia as(a) the cause of death and (b) a contribution to the causes of death in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is given in the table.
Number of deaths (a) with hypothermia as underlying cause of death and (b) with any mention of hypothermia on the death
certificate, England and Wales, 1980–89
Year Underlying cause1 Mention 1980 261 596 1981 276 685 1982 326 664 1983 221 538 1984 266 555 1985 440 827 1986 437 837 1987 269 559 1988 194 440 21989 166 375 1 Assigned to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th revision codes 778.3 and 991.6. 2 Provisional. Note:
For 1986 to 1989 neonatal deaths are included in the mentions but NOT in the underlying cause of death (neonatal deaths were not given an underlying cause of death from 1 January 1986 onwards).